Antonio García-GómezAssociate Professor of Linguistics at the University of Alcalá

Antonio García-Gómez is an Associate Professor of Linguistics at the University of Alcalá, Madrid (Spain) where he teaches discourse analysis and functional linguistics. He holds a Ph.D. in Linguistics from Universidad Complutense de Madrid. His expertise lies mainly in discourse analysis and discursive psychology.Professor García-Gómez’s main and most developed research interest is conflict talk. A main strand of his research has focused on the pragma-discursive strategies employed in conflictual episodes in talkshow interaction.Other current research interests include gender, identity and language use in new media. He has published numerous articles and authored two books.Professor García-Gómez was an Honorary Research Fellow at University College London (Department of Psychology), and presents regularly at conferences across Spain and Europe.